The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-19
PROSPERITY.

out again and able to Orel look his Ducl-
ness.
Mrs. L. B. Whites is still confined to
her bed. but her condition is somewhat
better than ut our lat writing.
Twenty-thrce excursion tickets were
sold here Oh last Frilay. Money is too
scarce, the boys cannot ''scurt" much.
The exercises of Prosperity High
School will close on the 9th and 10th OF
June. The indications arc that these
exercises will be very interesting and
entertaining.
Tie O'Clock law went into effect Oh
Monday, and now everybody is happy.
The young men to the ball and bat, the
older ones to the plow and hoe, and so
we arc all calm and serene. Thanks to
employers.
Mr.. Frank Wilson boards ut the Crot-
we'll Hotel, in Newberry, but persons
desrous of seeing him Oh any business
between Saturday a. noon and Monday
noon, will have to inquire in Prosperity
for him.
On account Of the illness of the + "
C. A. Marks, Mr.. Monroe J Epting, a
student of Ncwberry Theological Sem
mary, filled Rev. Ms pulpit in Grace
Church on Sunday morning and Pilgrim
in the evening. Mr.. E. is bright and
promising young man.
The Y. N. C. A. held its regular
meeting in Grace Church on Sunday
night. The services was conducted by
F. V. Capers. These services are all
well attended, which shows that they
are not only interesting. but that the
people are interested in them. The As
sociation now numbers fifty active men,
bers. These public meeting are held on
the 81 Sunday night of every month,
and the public is always cordially in
vited to attend.
We are again called on to record an
other sad death. On Saturday a week
ago the fourteen year old son of Mr..
Miles Hawkins, near St. Luke'S, while
cutting stove wood, accidentally struck
his foot heavy blow with an axe, which
severed the great toe and part OF the
foot, with the exception OF small part
of the skin at the bottom OF the foot.
Mr.. Hawkins placed the severed part
| back and bound the foot as best he
could, and summoneda a physician. The
judgment of the physician was, that
amputation of the foot was necessary,
but at the earnest solicitations of the
family the physician desisted and scwed
the parts together. The boy apparently
was doing we'll for nine days, even on
Sunday last was in a playful mood, not
complaining OF any pain at all. On
Monday, however, symptoms Of titanus
were visible, and yesterday evening
| (Tuesday) he died in great agony. The
family have our deep sympathies in this
sad affiiction.
Mr. J. S. Wheeler's picnic on last
Friday, was really an enjoyable affair.
The students all acquitted themselves
with credit, both to themselves and
their instructor. A dinner consisting of
the good things which you always find
in that section, and for which it is es-
pecially proverbial, was served to every
body present, and was enjoyed to de-
gree approaching perfection. In fact,
the local of the Press and Reporter would
tell you that the eating was perfect.
Addresses were made by Rev. John D.
Bowles and e. F. Boyd. DR.. c. L.
Wychc was called upon to address the
audience he took the stand, but as he
was introducing his subject, with 4 quo
tation from Gray's Eleg:, unfortunately,
Tor fortunately, we don't know which,
for the Dr., 4 young lady in the audi
ence tainted, and he was called on to
treat her professionally. This broke up
the Dr's. speech business. He soon
found that there was more money in
treating sick lady than there was in
speech-making. Do not understand us
to say that the young lady tainted from
the effects of the Dr's. speech-it was
from being densely packed in close
school room. Ereud.
We are panied to chronicle the death
of Mr.. Luther Harmon, which occurred
last week in the upper part of Lexington
County, under very sad circumstances.
Mr.. Harmon had been for a long time
digging, or rather blasting a well,
having struck hard rock about two
feet from the surface, and thence
he had TO use powder and dynamite
freely. He had reached a depth OF
about G5 feet, and we suppose that from
descending and ascending so very fire.
quently he had become callous to
the attending dangers, using neither
bucket or tub in being let down OF
drawn up, simply placing his foot in q
loop Of the rope. In this way he was
being drawn up on last Tuesday, when
in few feet of the top, his foot either
slipped from the loop or he WAS taken
with iainting spell with which he was
sometimes affected, and precipitated tc
the bottom of the we'll. His body doubt,
less struck the rough and Jagged rocks
in it's descent until it finally struck the
rocky bottom with a dull, heavy thud at
the feet of his companion and all was
over. Mr.. Harmon was about 4G years
old. He leaves wife (the third one.
and six children to mourn his uneXpcct-
ed and tragic death. Mr. Harmon will
be greatly missed by all who knew him